Environment

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (594+ words) 12 million years ago, tiny dog-like animals crossed Nebraska as volcanic ash buried hundreds of animals; The Times of India...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (145+ words) The Beatrice City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday evening, which included discussions on a buyer for the Beatrice Bakery building and more demolition at the Dempsters site. “It’s slow, but sure in taking it down. Maybe…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (423+ words) A bridge in Nebraska, US, has been using a special type of concrete to fight snow and ice for more than a decade. Instead of relying only on salt, chemicals or snow-clearing vehicles, the bridge can heat its own surface…...

1+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (101+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency spent millions of dollars cleaning up a massive residential lead superfund site in Omaha, Nebraska, starting in 1999. But a new investigation by ProPublica and the... The Environmental Protection Agency spent millions of dollars cleaning up a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (302+ words) Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Augusts in Nebraska since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information... Hottest Augusts in Nebraska since 1895 In 2022, the continental United States experienced its third hottest July since 1895, according to data from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (13+ words) Organics and paper are among the most prominent material categories in the study....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (273+ words) About 100 people of all ages experienced wildlife in a new way on Wednesday afternoon at the DeWitt Community Center. The event was hosted by the DeWitt Senior Center and sponsored by the village of DeWitt. Jillian Lenz of Wildlife Encounter…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (184+ words) As a record heat dome bakes 22 states, approximately 60% of the US is under drought conditions, with Colorado at 96% coverage despite a late-season snowstorm. Lake Mead and Lake Powell — which supply water to roughly 40 million Americans across seven states — are both…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (286+ words) Just as the current historic heat dome begins to weaken, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center is warning that a second, potentially worse heat wave is building for mid-July, targeting 22 states across the Southwest, California Central Valley, Plains, Mississippi Valley, and South…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (382+ words) If ants seem to appear out of nowhere every summer, you’re not imagining it. Experts say hot weather actually makes ants more active. As entomologist Tracy Ellis explains, “ants are cold-blooded, so their body temperature and metabolism rise…...